LONDON/PARIS, April 10 (Reuters) - European shares powered
to their highest level since 2000 on Friday, helped by further
declines in an already weak euro that is seen supporting an
economic recovery and boosting corporate profits.

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares
closed 0.9 percent higher at 1,645.25 points, surpassing its
2007 peak and taking its gains so far this year to 20 percent.

Germany's DAX index and Britain's FTSE 100 index
both hit all time-highs while France's CAC 40
rose to its highest level since 2008.

France's Carrefour, the world's second biggest
retailer, rose 2 percent after it reported better-than-expected
quarterly sales, driven by growth in Latin America and an
improvement at its domestic hypermarkets.

Shares of Nokia jumped 3.9 pct to a 4-year high
in a late surge after a Bloomberg report suggesting that the
company is weighing a sale of its maps business.
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